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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As always DCUM always turns things into THIS OR THAT. There is absolutely no one size fits all to this question. You have to know your own child to know where and how they will thrive.

1. Statistically speaking--  your child's social aptitude is a significantly higher determinant of their future success than their grades. ( A students will most likely work for/ make money for B/C students when they are older)

2. Not all Public schools and private schools are equal...... [b]If you have the financial means and your options are Deal/JR or private -- Private is a no brainer.[/b] Anyone that says they would choose JR, simply cannot afford (or would rather not pay for) private. If your choice is Whitman or Walls vs private... then your choice is a lot harder. If you put a social, smart kid from a good family in any of those schools they will, again statistically speaking here, have a very very similar outcome. This is when the whole "know your child" convo comes into play....[/quote]

And yet...you are saying one size does fit all.  Explain why it is a no-brainer?  There are actually a fair number of JR parents that send one kid to private (including Sidwell) and one to JR...and it's not because they can only afford or will only pay for one to go to a private.[/quote]

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